''Senhor'' (also stylized as ''Sr.'', ) was a monthly cultural magazine published in the period of 1959 and 1964. The magazine was headquartered in

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, Brazil.

History and profile

''Senhor'' was established by Nahum Sirotsky in 1959. Nahum Sirotsky was a Brazilian diplomat and journalist, who hailed from a

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family. The first issue of ''Senhor'' was published in March 1959, and its headquarters was in Rio de Janeiro. ''Senhor'' was published on a monthly basis. ''Senhor'' was very creative in terms of

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which is regarded as one of the significant projects in the Brazilian press of the 1960s. The covers of ''Senhor'' were produced by well known artists, including artist Carlos Scliar and

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. The latter also served as the main caricaturist of the magazine. Regular contributors were Paulo Francis, Armando Nogueira, Luiz Lobo, Clarice Lispector,

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, Carlos Heitor Cony, Graciliano Ramos, Rubem Braga

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and Carlos Drummond de Andrade. ''Senhors target audience was the Brazilian upper-classes with higher levels of education. The magazine featured articles concerning literature,

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, society and politics. The

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by Jorge Amado, '' The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell'', was first published in the inauguration issue of ''Senhor'', which was later published as a book. Various stories of Clarice Lispector were also first published in the magazine, including ''Uma grama de radium-Mineirinho'' in 1962. Two years later the story was published in her book named ''A Legião Estrangeira''. ''Senhor'' folded with the January 1964 issue after producing a total of 59 issues.

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